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...battle at the UN is not simply about evidence, but on the meaning assigned to such evidence. For example, UN inspectors have established that Iraq's al-Samoud missiles violate the 93-mile limit for Iraqi missiles set by the UN after the Gulf War. But by no more than 30 miles. A "very serious" matter said Blair, but not the sort of violation that was going to persuade the Europeans to support a war. The Europeans opposing the war know that Saddam has failed to account for some of the chemical and biological weapons stocks he amassed...
...Samoud 93 miles (150 km) The U.N. only allows Iraq missiles with a range of less than 93 miles (150 km), so Iraq still develops the Samoud, essentially a scaled-down Scud. This program allows Baghdad to develop technology that could be used to make longer-range missiles...